Forest area in Timor-Leste
Forests covered 71.0% of the land area of Timor-Leste in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Timor-Leste, 2024
71.0%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
17th of 209
Forest area in Timor-Leste over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.0% | – |
| 2023 | 71.0% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 71.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 71.8%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 17th highest value.